Gospel Music Channel Makes Deal with Black Family Channel

Atlanta, GA - Gospel Music Channel (GMC) today announced an agreement with Black Family Channel (BFC) and a number of cable operators, in which BFC has ceased broadcasting as a linear cable television network and GMC is now distributed in the majority of markets in its place. The Black Family Channel has strongly endorsed the launch of GMC by systems carrying BFC. GMC adds nearly 275 systems from Bright House Networks, Charter Communications, Comcast Digital Cable, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable.

Beginning today, Gospel Music Channel is now available on: Bright House Networks systems in Tampa and Bakersfield; Charter in St. Louis; Comcast Digital Cable in markets including Philadelphia, Miami, Boston, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, Pittsburgh and Sacramento; Cox systems in Hampton Roads and Roanoke, Va., and Omaha; and Time Warner Cable systems in New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, Kansas City, San Diego, Northeast and Southwest Ohio, Charlotte, Raleigh and others. The new launches drive Gospel Music Channel into all ten of the top ten markets (DMAs) and 23 of the top 25. The channel expects to finish the year with more than 20 million subscribers.

Willie Gary, BFC Founder and Chairman, commented, The mission of Black Family Channel was to entertain, inform and empower communities with family programming that was original, authentic and relevant. We have concluded that the best way for us to accomplish that mission via television is to support Gospel Music Channel. Gospel Music Channel embodies BFCs values, but does so on a broader, multi-cultural scale. GMC presents the greatest opportunity for us to advance our goals of serving the family in the multi-cultural community. We strongly endorse these launches of GMC and encourage our community of black leadership, colleges and churches to support Gospel Music Channel and the cable companies that carry it.

In making the announcement, Charles Humbard, GMC founder and president said, We are thrilled with the endorsement from BFC and the cable industry. With Gospel Music Channel in so many new markets, millions of new subscribers can now enjoy our inspirational family-friendly music entertainment.

GMC vice chairman Brad Siegel added, Gospel Music Channel is honored to receive the support of Black Family Channel and proud to carry on the mission that BFC so ably accomplished. The two networks have shared the common goal of serving the family audience through programming that empowers, uplifts, and inspires, and we will continue to serve that family audience.

About Gospel Music Channel
Gospel Music Channel (www.gospelmusicchannel.com) is the first 24-hour, all music entertainment network devoted to the uplifting, inspiring and diverse music that is gospel/Christian music. From the soulful voices that fill the storied halls of Harlem to the contemporary sounds of todays Christian pop, rock, hip hop and R&B, gospel music has never been more diverse, and Gospel Music Channel has it all. It embraces an audience that crosses cultures and captures generations delivering a large and passionate fan base.
Results of the 2007 Beta Research Cable Operator Study found that Gospel Music Channelranks as the network most likely to be added among cable providers with large systems in large markets (200K+ and 100K+ subscribers.)

According to the 2006 Myers Emotional Connections Study measuring viewers emotional connections to nearly 50 emerging and mid-sized networks, Gospel Music Channel ranks #1 in overall emotional connections with audience, #1 in audience attentiveness to advertising and #1 in feeling comfortable viewing with family.